Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Let's start a revolution! Philippe Op 9-aug-07, om 17:55 heeft Chris Saganich het volgende geschreven: > Jayanand, > It is nice to have a non-American view which allows me anyway to > consider why we are drawn to guns. The simple answer is that many > Americans find sex a difficult issue to manage so those who would > likely be members of some death cult of heroism would find playing > with weapons an ersatz phallic exercise. > > Chris > > > At 10:17 AM 8/9/2007, you wrote: >> Steve, >> I, too, have the book - I think for anyone who has not lived in >> the USA it >> would only confirm the stereotype of gun happy Americans; such normal >> looking people with such weapons!! I find this constitutional >> right to buy >> guns at any corner extremely uncivilised and troubling, and before >> everyone >> on the list jumps on my head, I am only expressing a personal >> view, which I >> am entitled to. Others may have different views which I respect. >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> On 8/9/07, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote: >> > >> > On Aug 9, 2007, at 5:19 AM, Kyle Cassidy wrote: >> > >> > > This book, like most photography books, is made up entirely of >> the >> > > subset of "people willing to be photographed" and suffers from >> > > that, indeed. >> > >> > yes... >> > >> > the photography is wonderful, even though self selected and >> posed... >> > >> > I own this book, I do find it troubling, but I think that is what >> > Kyle intended.... >> > >> > it is an important book, I wish Kyle success and certainly he >> > deserves it, for such a simple, original, and provocative book. >> > >> > Steve >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >> information >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > Chris Saganich, Sr. Physicist > Weill Medical College of Cornell University > New York Presbyterian Hospital > chs2018@med.cornell.edu > Ph. 212.746.6964 > Fax. 212.746.4800 > Office A-0049 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >